At the conclusion of the semester, student groups presented their research projects in three minute lightning talks. The purpose of their speeches was to give their audience a short introduction to theresearch and its relevance to the Anthropocene.
In keeping with the public-facing nature of this project, students recorded their speeches and uploaded them to Panopto. You can access streams of their speeches below.
Emily Barnes, Elianne Jacques, Jordan Rogers
"The Washing Machine and the Anthropocene"
Kealohi Corpos and Emery Staton
"An Unlikely Contributor: Suburbanization and the Anthropocene"
Megan Gainer and Abaigh Plummer
"Artificial Fertilizer and the Anthropocene"
Kathleen Magee and Tressa Wahl
"Burlington Rouge Fan"
Charlie Clarke and Thomas Haggstrom
"The Role of Trains and Time in the Anthropocene Narrative"
India Claflin and Brooke Yang
"Compassion is the New Fashion"
Kaden Cloud and Zak Phosri
"The Omaha Horse Railway Bond"
Cassi Adams and Laura Gagnon
"Mormon Camp Meeting by George Simons"
Olivia Fuson and Hannah Yackley
"Spicing up the Anthropocene:Global Commoditization of Peppercorn"